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NEWS: Judge Orders Mignogna, Remaining Defendants to Mediate Before October 3

. By your logic any time you sub-tweet someone and make a jab against them it's encouraging harassment against them.

Two weeks until all this goes away one way or another?

Aresef wrote:

Something none of Mignogna’s defenders have yet to explain is why, with very few exceptions like Chuck Huber and Reuben Langdon, none of Mignogna’s peers are vouching for him. In fact, where voice actors are speaking up, it’s to side with Rial and Marchi in Calling Mignogna a creep. If this were a conspiracy, well, cui bono?

I'm going to hazard a guess and say it's the constant death threats and attacks people have been suffering when they've come out in defense of Vic. In addition to the threats on his family, there's already been certain individuals basically bragging how they're no longer going to let Chuck Huber go to any convention they have influence over, basically validating Chuck's fears he'll have a target on him now for speaking out. And many people are already going after another anime VA who owns a live-streaming website Vic uses and threatening him that he better ban Vic from the platform but he refused to do so. Not naming names for their sake, but it's not hard to find out who it is. You defend Vic, you get un-personed just like he was. The best you're going to see is VAs who aren't saying a single thing at all about this situation. Defending Vic is basically saying "Hello, all you people sending death threats out there and have powers to blacklist me from conventions and casting roles, please do just that! Thanks!"

We're talking about this case, not whatever panel happened 15 years ago when it was common for VAs to have rivalries and feud with one another. As I said, I've only seen him say "combat the negativity" with positivisty. "Their behavior" is vague so I'm not sure what that poster meant which is why I asked them to clarify. f they're saying that means threats and harassment then I find it very bizarre how someone can interpret "please combat the negativity with positivity" as "please go threaten and harass anyone who talks bad about me"

That's a different video actually,

but I also saw that one being passed around. You should post the whole context though. By "something like that" you mean when he said if someone came after his family and tried to ruin his livelihood simply because they disliked him. That's not exactly a rare stance for a father to have when someone's family is being threatened. This is why context is important and you shouldn't leave details out.

Aresef wrote:

Something none of Mignogna’s defenders have yet to explain is why, with very few exceptions like Chuck Huber and Reuben Langdon, none of Mignogna’s peers are vouching for him. In fact, where voice actors are speaking up, it’s to side with Rial and Marchi in Calling Mignogna a creep. If this were a conspiracy, well, cui bono?

Pretty much; even though not that many people are vocally critical of Vic, pretty much zero are supportive of him. And considering one of the affidavits a few weeks ago it's not surprising. With Vic's attitude making him a pariah among recording studios it's obvious that would then extend to actors. No one wants his stink on them and no one ESPECIALLY wants to defend a guy who's been repeatedly accused of serial sexual misconduct.

I'm going to hazard a guess and say it's the constant death threats and attacks people have been suffering when they've come out in defense of Vic.
In addition to the threats on his family, there's already been certain individuals basically bragging how they're no longer going to let Chuck Huber go to any convention they have influence over, basically validating Chuck's fears he'll have a target on him now for speaking out. And many people are already going after another anime VA who owns a live-streaming website Vic uses and threatening him that he better ban Vic from the platform but he refused to do so. Not naming names for their sake, but it's not hard to find out who it is. You defend Vic, you get un-personed just like he was. The best you're going to see is VAs who aren't saying a single thing at all about this situation. Defending Vic is basically saying "Hello, all you people sending death threats out there and have powers to blacklist me from conventions and casting roles, please do just that! Thanks!"

Apparently threatening to kill Chuck Huber and his family for coming out in favor of Vic

Something a lot of civil attorneys mentioned is that court-ordered ADRs (alternative dispute resolutions, which include mediations) are common in civil cases, especially Texas. Keep it out of the court and not have a judge have to spend time on it.

To me, this is mostly a way for Vic to meet with the mediator and a) see what he's in for and b) try to save him costs (like the sanctions). Mediation benefits for the defendants are stuff like getting transparency; public apology, non-disparagement agreements etc. Mediation could keep Vic from paying too much in fines or sanctions while also keeping the defendants from spending years in appeals.

If I were in the defendants' shoes, with financial support, I wouldn't settle in mediation if I'm not getting all of me fees paid for plus transparency and a public apology. If Rekieta keeps it up, i'd also want a condemnation of him and TUG and that Anime Matsuri appearance from Vic too. While judges in Texas can change things, I highly doubt his dismissals are going to change. I think that's Rekieta spinning.

Aresef wrote:

Something none of Mignogna’s defenders have yet to explain is why, with very few exceptions like Chuck Huber and Reuben Langdon, none of Mignogna’s peers are vouching for him. In fact, where voice actors are speaking up, it’s to side with Rial and Marchi in Calling Mignogna a creep. If this were a conspiracy, well, cui bono?

I'm going to hazard a guess and say it's the constant death threats and attacks people have been suffering when they've come out in defense of Vic. In addition to the threats on his family, there's already been certain individuals basically bragging how they're no longer going to let Chuck Huber go to any convention they have influence over, basically validating Chuck's fears he'll have a target on him now for speaking out. And many people are already going after another anime VA who owns a live-streaming website Vic uses and threatening him that he better ban Vic from the platform but he refused to do so. Not naming names for their sake, but it's not hard to find out who it is. You defend Vic, you get un-personed just like he was. The best you're going to see is VAs who aren't saying a single thing at all about this situation. Defending Vic is basically saying "Hello, all you people sending death threats out there and have powers to blacklist me from conventions and casting roles, please do just that! Thanks!"

Something a lot of civil attorneys mentioned is that court-ordered ADRs (alternative dispute resolutions, which include mediations) are common in civil cases, especially Texas. Keep it out of the court and not have a judge have to spend time on it.

To me, this is mostly a way for Vic to meet with the mediator and a) see what he's in for and b) try to save him costs (like the sanctions). Mediation benefits for the defendants are stuff like getting transparency; public apology, non-disparagement agreements etc. Mediation could keep Vic from paying too much in fines or sanctions while also keeping the defendants from spending years in appeals.

If I were in the defendants' shoes, with financial support, I wouldn't settle in mediation if I'm not getting all of me fees paid for plus transparency and a public apology. If Rekieta keeps it up, i'd also want a condemnation of him and TUG and that Anime Matsuri appearance from Vic too. While judges in Texas can change things, I highly doubt his dismissals are going to change. I think that's Rekieta spinning.

Apparently Ty and Nick were already talking big not even 24 hours later. It's highly likely that they'll either

1) not take the offer like the clowns that they are and try to keep the grift going
2) take the offer to mediate but spin it heavily to their audience

JustinTaco wrote:

Apparently Ty and Nick were already talking big not even 24 hours later. It's highly likely that they'll either 1) not take the offer like the clowns that they are and try to keep the grift going 2) take the offer to mediate but spin it heavily to their audience

This isn't an "offer to mediate", it's a court ordered requirement to attempt mediation. They can choose to show up and not cooperate, but unless they want to face very real consequences they must show up. Given the rhetoric over the last 24 hours, it's pretty clear they do no intend to cooperate. In their delusional dreamworld, they somehow think they're "winning" and still have a chance.

If the remaining complaints were without merit, he would have dismissed them, as he did with the others.

Terrible idea. You can't control what other people do. Anyone who tries to apologize on behalf of some group people is either a huge schmuck or just dumb and doesn't realize that doing that just lets people guilt-by-association you even more.